Ace Books published a series of novels due to the show's popularity, beginning in 1992 and continuing until the year 2000.

Among the show's main child characters, Cartman is distinguished as " the fat kid ", and his obesity is a continuing subject of insults and ridicule from other characters throughout the show's run.

The show's mainstream success in the United States spawned an ongoing Speed Racer franchise, ranging from comics, video releases, merchandise, a live-action film, and newer series either rebooting or continuing the original series.

Beginning in 1976 and continuing for the remainder of the weekly syndicated series, as well as for the entire 1984 run, the show's title became The $ 100, 000 Name That Tune.

It is a break from the show's usual continuing story arc, though some events do have relevance to the rest of the series.

Two of the show's regular cast members, Gabrielle Miller and Fred Ewanuick, appeared in this series concurrent with their continuing roles in another CTV production, Corner Gas.

But Tetley might have been an even bigger hit beginning in 1948, when he took on a concurrent continuing role on an equally popular comedy, playing obnoxious grocery boy Julius Abruzzio on The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show until the show's finish in 1954.

In 2002, he took on the continuing role of Inspector Luke Harris in the police drama series Stingers until the show's conclusion in 2004.

O ' Daniel had parlayed the show's popularity into growing power within Light Crust Flour's parent company, Burrus Mill and Elevator Company and wound up as General Manager, though he despised what he considered " hillbilly music.

During the show's peak in popularity, Hee Haw often competed in syndication against The Lawrence Welk Show, a long-running ABC program which had also been canceled in 1971, also in an attempt to purge the networks of older demographic-leaning programs.

The show's popularity eventually declined and it was moved to the 6. 30 p. m. slot in 1992, yet the series retains consistent viewing figures in Australia and is still running today, making it Australia's longest-running soap opera.

The show's popularity by early 1998 was evident to the cast members, and Hannigan remarked on her surprise specifically.

As the show's popularity rose, many celebrities were eager to perform with the Muppets on television and in film.

As Morrow stated, Henson's puppets were a crucial part of the show's popularity and it brought Henson national attention.

The show's popularity waned after this move, and it was soon cancelled.

In 1976, the show's success, and celebrity panelist Richard Dawson's popularity, prompted Goodson-Todman to develop a new show for ABC entitled Family Feud with Dawson hosting.

The tipping point comes when, due to Dorothy's popularity, the show's producers want to extend her contract for another year.

The show's popularity allowed for two spin-off series: Saved by the Bell: The College Years ( 1993 – 1994 ), a prime time series which followed several of the original characters ' college experiences, and Saved by the Bell: The New Class ( 1993 – 2000 ), a Saturday-morning series which followed a new group of students at Bayside High School.

The show's popularity on Saturday morning is what led NBC to shift from airing mainly cartoons to more live-action teen-oriented shows ( California Dreams, Hang Time, etc.

In his book, Barris says that at the height of the show's popularity in the late 1950s, the individual panelists became major celebrities in Canada.

He, along with newcomers Phil Hartman, Kevin Nealon, Jan Hooks, and Victoria Jackson, helped to reverse the show's declining popularity and made SNL " must-see " TV once again.

Many memorable episodes and storylines took place during the second season, which built up the show's popularity among young viewers.

Bart quickly became the show's breakout personality and one of the most celebrated characters on television — his popularity in 1990 and 1991 was known as " Bartmania ".

" These catchphrases, his trademark silver bullets, and the theme music from the William Tell overture are remembered by the millions who came of age during the decades of the show's initial popularity or have viewed the television series.

After gaining popularity among the show's listeners, the narrator became the star of The Shadow Magazine on April 1, 1931, a pulp series created and primarily written by the prolific Gibson.

The show's immense popularity has been the target of numerous parodies.

In spite of the show's popularity, the show was beset with production delays and censorship battles with Nickelodeon, which fired Kricfalusi in 1992.

Radio historian Jim Harmon attributes the show's popularity in The Great Radio Heroes to the fact that it was the only radio show to deal with and appeal to young children.

Yet the New Year's Day 2006 episode of The Mystery of the Blue Train attracted a high 30 percent audience rating ( 7. 4 million viewers ), and the show's enduring popularity was shown once again in August 2008, when a repeat received 3. 2 million viewers and a 16 percent of the viewing population.

The band recorded two sessions for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show in 1990, and their popularity with the show's listeners saw them with three tracks in the Festive Fifty that year, with " Dreams Burn Down " and " Like a Daydream " at numbers 3 and 4 respectively, and " Taste " at number 25.

For roughly the first half of the show's run, Cornfed is a virgin, which contrasts to his popularity among women and earns Duckman's mockery.

In discussion on his web site's forums and various interviews, Wolfe has elaborated that he was released from the production staff after he refused to shift the show's focus more heavily onto Kevin Sorbo's character, Dylan Hunt, by essentially making all of the show's episodes Hunt-centric.

He was heavily involved with the show's production, especially the serial.

The original Beatles concert is heavily bootlegged on audio and video ; the first night's concert video was officially released by Apple in Japan only as Beatles Concert at Budokan 1966, and excerpts are shown in The Beatles Anthology, while the second Anthology album included the first show's performances of " Rock and Roll Music " and " She's A Woman ".

" In fact, Crawford had had his fill of the show's hectic TV schedule ( two shows per week ), which had caused him to drink more heavily than ever, and he had decided to leave Highway Patrol to make films in Europe.

The uneasy interaction heightened as the show's success grew heavily in the early seasons, so much that Mitchell and Neigher were dismissed from the show at the behest of Carter just prior to the start of the 1983 – 84 season.

The piano features heavily throughout the show's music and because of its small cast and orchestra, Songs for a New World has become a favorite small show for colleges and local theatres, despite its vocally demanding score.

Other stand-in hosts have included Gabby Logan, Mark Pougatch, Mark Chapman, Celina Hinchcliffe, the show's first female presenter and Jake Humphrey became the youngest presenter of the show and now is the F1 Main Presenter but features heavily on football coverage.

Ellington specialised in jazz but experimented with many other genres throughout the show's history and his musical style was heavily influenced by the comedic jump blues of Louis Jordan.

A scene from the pilot, which was heavily promoted prior to the show's premiere, where the characters and other students at Rawley run in slow motion to the school's lake while stripping off their clothes was parodied in another WB show, Grosse Pointe.

Mel was heavily featured in a storyline marking the show's increase to four weekly episodes in 2001, when she was kidnapped by her former fling, Dan Sullivan.

The show's cast consists heavily of Saturday Night Live and Second City alumni including Dana Carvey, Steve Carell, Bill Chott, Stephen Colbert, Elon Gold, Chris McKinney, Heather Morgan, Peggy Shay, Robert Smigel, and James Stephens III.

Lovejoy to " churches, synagogues and mosques ," condemning Krusty the Clown ( who is Jewish ) for corrupting the young in one episode, the religion of Islam or Muslim characters had not featured heavily in the show's history until the 2008 episode " Mypods and Boomsticks ".